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    An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
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    Henrik Ibsen

    Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright who thrived during the late nineteenth century. He began his professional career at age 15 as a pharmacist’s apprentice. He would spend his free time writing plays, publishing his first work Catilina in 1850, followed by The Burial Mound that same year. He eventually earned a position as a theatre director and began producing his own material. Ibsen’s prolific catalogue is noted for depicting modern and real topics. His major titles include Brand, Peer Gynt and Hedda Gabler.

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      An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) - Henrik Ibsen

      The Complete Works of

      HENRIK IBSEN

      VOLUME 16 OF 29

      An Enemy of the People

      Parts Edition

      By Delphi Classics, 2013

      Version 1

      COPYRIGHT

      ‘An Enemy of the People’

      Henrik Ibsen: Parts Edition (in 29 parts)

      First published in the United Kingdom in 2017 by Delphi Classics.

      © Delphi Classics, 2017.

      All rights reserved.  No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form other than that in which it is published.

      ISBN: 978 1 78877 586 1

      Delphi Classics

      is an imprint of

      Delphi Publishing Ltd

      Hastings, East Sussex

      United Kingdom

      Contact: sales@delphiclassics.com

      www.delphiclassics.com

      Henrik Ibsen: Parts Edition

      This eBook is Part 16 of the Delphi Classics edition of Henrik Ibsen in 29 Parts. It features the unabridged text of An Enemy of the People from the bestselling edition of the author’s Complete Works. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. Our Parts Editions feature original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of Henrik Ibsen, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.

      Visit here to buy the entire Parts Edition of Henrik Ibsen or the Complete Works of Henrik Ibsen in a single eBook.

      Learn more about our Parts Edition, with free downloads, via this link or browse our most popular Parts here.

      HENRIK IBSEN

      IN 29 VOLUMES

      Parts Edition Contents

      The Plays

      1, Catiline

      2, The Burial Mound

      3, Lady Inger of Oestraat

      4, The Feast at Solhaug

      5, Olaf Liljekrans

      6, The Vikings at Helgeland

      7, Love’s Comedy

      8, The Pretenders

      9, Brand

      10, Peer Gynt

      11, The League of Youth

      12, Emperor and Galilean

      13, Pillars of Society

      14, A Doll’s House

      15, Ghosts

      16, An Enemy of the People

      17, The Wild Duck

      18, Rosmersholm

      19, The Lady from the Sea

      20, Hedda Gabler

      21, The Master Builder

      22, Little Eyolf

      23, John Gabriel Borkman

      24, When We Dead Awaken

      The Poems

      25, The Poetry

      The Norwegian Texts (De norske tekster)

      26, The Original Texts

      The Non-Fiction

      27, Speeches and New Letters

      The Criticism

      28, The Criticism

      The Biography

      29, The Life of Henrik Ibsen by Edmund Gosse

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      An Enemy of the People

      Translated by R. Farquharson Sharp

      This 1882 play was written it in response to the public outcry against Ghosts, which at the time was considered scandalous. Having challenged the hypocrisy of Victorian morality, Ghosts was deemed indecent for its thinly veiled references to syphilis and incest. An Enemy of the People addresses the irrational tendencies of the masses and the hypocritical and morally corrupt nature of the political system that they support. The play presents the story of one brave man’s struggle to do the right thing and speak the truth in the face of extreme social intolerance. The protagonist, Dr Stockmann, represents the Ibsen’s own voice and views on society.

      An Enemy of the People was published on November 28, 1882 by Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag in Copenhagen in an edition of 10,000 copies, though the book had a mixed reception. Contrary to the previous play, Ghosts, the Scandinavian theatre owners practically queued up for the opportunity of staging An Enemy of the People. The very first performance was at Christiania Theatre on January 13, 1883. The play was directed by Johannes Brun, with Arnoldus Reimers as Dr. Stockmann.

      In the plot, Dr. Thomas Stockmann is a popular citizen of a small Norwegian coastal town, which has recently invested a large amount of public and private money towards the development of baths - a project led by Dr. Stockmann and his brother, Peter Stockmann, the Mayor. The town is expecting a surge in tourism and prosperity from the new baths, said to be of great medicinal value, and as such, the baths are a source of great local pride. However, just as the baths are proving successful, Dr. Stockmann discovers that waste products from the town’s tannery are contaminating the waters, causing serious illness amongst the tourists. He expects this important discovery to be his greatest achievement, and promptly sends a detailed report to the Mayor, which includes a proposed solution which would come at a considerable cost to the town.

      The first edition

      CONTENTS

      DRAMATIS PERSONAE

      ACT I

      ACT II

      ACT III

      ACT IV

      ACT V

      Arnoldus Reimers (1844-1899), who first played the part of Dr. Stockmann

      DRAMATIS PERSONAE

      Dr. Thomas Stockmann, Medical Officer of the Municipal Baths.

      Mrs. Stockmann, his wife.

      Petra (their daughter) a teacher.

      Ejlif & Morten (their sons, aged 13 and 10 respectively).

      Peter Stockmann (the Doctor’s elder brother), Mayor of the

      Town and Chief Constable, Chairman of the Baths’ Committee, etc.

      Morten Kiil, a tanner (Mrs. Stockmann’s adoptive father).

      Hovstad, editor of the People’s Messenger.

      Billing, sub-editor.

      Captain Horster.

      Aslaksen, a printer.

      Men of various conditions and occupations, a few women, and a troop of schoolboys — the audience at a public meeting.

      SCENE: the action takes place in a coastal town in southern Norway.

      ACT I

      (SCENE. — DR. STOCKMANN’S sitting-room. It is evening. The room is plainly but neatly appointed and furnished. In the right-hand wall are two doors; the farther leads out to the hall, the nearer to the doctor’s study. In the left-hand wall, opposite the door leading to the hall, is a door leading to the other rooms occupied by the family. In the middle of the same wall stands the stove, and, further forward, a couch with a looking-glass hanging over it and an oval table in front of it. On the table, a lighted lamp, with a lampshade. At the back of the room, an open door leads to the dining-room. BILLING is seen sitting at the dining table, on which a lamp is burning. He has a napkin tucked under his chin, and MRS. STOCKMANN is standing by the table handing him a large plate-full of roast beef. The other places at the table are empty, and the table somewhat in disorder, evidently a meal having recently been finished.)

      Mrs. Stockmann. You see, if you come an hour late, Mr. Billing, you have to put up with cold meat.

      Billing (as he eats). It is uncommonly good, thank you — remarkably good.

      Mrs. Stockmann. My husband makes such a point of having his meals punctually, you know.

      Billing. That doesn’t affect me a bit. Indeed, I almost think I enjoy a meal all the better when I can sit down and eat all by myself, and undisturbed.

      Mrs. Stockmann. Oh well, as long as you are enjoying it — . (Turns to the hall door, listening.) I expect that is Mr. Hovstad coming too.

      Billing. Very likely.

      (PETER STOCKMANN comes in. He wears an overcoat and his official hat, and carries a stick.)

      Peter Stockmann. Good evening, Katherine.

      Mrs. Stockmann (coming forward into the sitting-room). Ah, good evening — is it you? How good of you to come up and see us!

      Peter Stockmann. I happened to be passing, and so — (looks into the dining-room). But you have company with you, I see.

      Mrs. Stockmann (a little embarrassed). Oh, no — it was quite by chance he came in. (Hurriedly.) Won’t you come in and have something, too?

      Peter Stockmann. I! No, thank you. Good gracious — hot meat at night! Not with my digestion.

      Mrs. Stockmann. Oh, but just once in a way —

      Peter Stockmann. No, no, my dear lady; I stick to my tea and bread and butter. It is much more wholesome in the long run — and a little more economical, too.

      Mrs. Stockmann (smiling). Now you mustn’t think that Thomas and I are spendthrifts.

      Peter Stockmann. Not you, my dear; I would never think that of you. (Points to the Doctor’s study.) Is he not at home?

      Mrs. Stockmann. No, he went out for a little turn after supper — he and the boys.

      Peter Stockmann. I doubt if that is a wise thing to do. (Listens.) I fancy I hear him coming now.

      Mrs. Stockmann. No, I don’t think it is he. (A knock is heard at the door.) Come in! (HOVSTAD comes in from the hall.) Oh, it is you, Mr. Hovstad!

      Hovstad. Yes, I hope you will forgive me, but I was delayed at the printers. Good evening, Mr. Mayor.

      Peter Stockmann (bowing a little distantly). Good evening. You have come on business, no doubt.

      Hovstad. Partly. It’s about an article for the paper.

      Peter Stockmann. So I imagined. I hear my brother has become a prolific contributor to the People’s Messenger.

      Hovstad. Yes, he is good enough to write in the People’s Messenger when he has any home truths to tell.

      Mrs. Stockmann (to HOVSTAD). But won’t you — ? (Points to the dining-room.)

      Peter Stockmann. Quite so, quite so. I don’t blame him in the least, as a writer, for addressing himself to the quarters where he will find the readiest sympathy. And, besides that, I personally have no reason to bear any ill will to your paper, Mr. Hovstad.

      Hovstad. I quite agree with you.

      Peter Stockmann. Taking one thing with another, there is an excellent spirit of toleration in the town — an admirable municipal spirit. And it all springs from the fact of our having a great common interest to unite us

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